QUARTZ BUTTE

Klamath FPA37S-16E-36

July 25, 1929: " Due to critical fire weather an additional fireman-lookout is being stationed by the Forest Service at Quartz Valley, states Supervisor Brown. These men are being put on to intensify detection and provide extra men for prompt suppression of any fires which occur." (Lake County Examiner)

July 1, 1931: "Recent improvements in Klamath county consist of the development of lookout stations on Shake and Quartz buttes. The former is in the Sycan country and will cover a large area of private holdings in the Lake county area. The latter is east of Bly and covers the active operations of the Ewauna Box Co., as well as some of the adjacent timber lands. Roads have been constructed to the summit of both buttes so as to make it possible to drive the entire distance by car." (The Forest Log)

July 9, 1931: "The Klamath Forest Protective Association has a station on Quartz Butte, near the Ewauna Box Company camp." (Lake County Examiner)

1931:" The Ewauna Box Company built a road to the top of Quartz Butte and we constructed a telephone line and lookout tower." (The 23rd Annual KFPA Report)

National Geodetic Survey

DESCRIBED BY US FOREST SERVICE 1948 (MTP)STATION IS LOCATED ON THE SUMMIT OF A BARE, ROUND-TOPPED HILL,SHOWN ON THE FOREST SERVICE MAPS AS QUARTZ BUTTE. THE SMALLLOOKOUT TOWER ON THE SAME MOUNTAIN IS NOW ABANDONED. THE STATIONIS ABOUT 14 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST FROM BLY, ABOUT 2 MILES EASTFROM THE QUARTZ MOUNTAIN SERVICE STATION AT THE WEST END OFQUARTZ VALLEY, AND ABOUT 1 MILE NORTH OF STATE HIGHWAY 66. THESTATION MARK IS SET IN BEDROCK TWO INCHES BELOW THE SURFACE OFTHE GROUND. IT IS UNDER THE OLD QUARTZ MOUNTAIN LOOKOUTTOWER, EQUAL DISTANCE FROM EACH OF THE LEGS. IT IS STAMPEDQUARTZ 1935.

TO REACH--FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 395 AND STATEHIGHWAY 66, IN LAKEVIEW, GO WEST ON STATE HIGHWAY 66 FOR 29.8 MILESTO A SIGN FINLEY CORRALS, EWAUNA CAMP. TAKE ROAD RIGHT FOR 1.4MILES TO EWAUNA CAMP. AT THE MACHINE SHOP, TAKE ROAD LEADINGSOUTHERLY ALONG WEST SIDE OF CABINS, LEFT SIDE OF DRAW AND OLDRAILROAD GRADE, FOR 0.9 MILE. TURN LEFT AND GO EASTERLY UP THEMOUNTAIN ON OLD LOOKOUT ROAD 1.4 MILES TO THE SUMMIT, OLDLOOKOUT, AND STATION.​